Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree in geography is intended to provide students with the first two years of geography and an introduction to field work in geography, in addition to a broad selection of liberal arts courses transferable to a four­year institution.

Semester I

	GOG	2433		World/Regional Geography	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	4-5
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I OR	3
	HIST	2381	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2380	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	ANTH	2351	1,2,3,4,5	Cultural Anthropology OR	3
	SOCI	1301	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Sociology
					------- 16-17

Semester II

	GEOG	1302	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Cultural Geography	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language1	4-5
	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II OR	3
	HIS	1643		U.S. History II - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIS	1663		U.S. History II - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra	3
					------- 16-17

Semester III

+	GEOG	1301	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Physical Geography	3
	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
				Humanities Elective2	3
	BIO	1673		Ecology and Evolutionary Biology3	3
	ANTH	2301	1,2,3,4,5	Physical Anthropology	3
					------- 15

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Elective4	3-4
				Humanities Elective2	3
				Unrestricted Elective5	3
				Oral Communication6	3
					------- 15-16
				TOTALS	------- 62-65

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Language hours must all be in the same language. Spanish is recommended.
² Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
³ Students may also substitute a course from the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum.
⁴ To be taken from the following courses: BIOL 1308 or BIOL 1406.
⁵ Students are encouraged to satisfy the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum.
⁶ Please select from the Speech section of the Core Curriculum Course list.